<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper deals with the influence of various biomechanical parameters on the intraocular pressure (IOP). The IOP is a very important factor in more accurate diagnosis and better management of glaucoma. To get a more realistic value of IOP the measurement methodology must reflect the patient’s individual biometric and biomechanical parameters, for example age, sex, race, biomechanical properties of cornea, etc. Many measuring methods are based on the applanation of cornea during its loading by the measuring device - tonometers. These tonometers apply the Imbert – Fick law [1], which determines their size. This work also addresses the current approaches to creating more realistic IOP data.</p></abstract>

The paper deals with the influence of various biomechanical parameters on the intraocular pressure (IOP). The IOP is a very important factor in more accurate diagnosis and better management of glaucoma. To get a more realistic value of IOP the measurement methodology must reflect the patient’s individual biometric and biomechanical parameters, for example age, sex, race, biomechanical properties of cornea, etc. Many measuring methods are based on the applanation of cornea during its loading by the measuring device - tonometers. These tonometers apply the Imbert – Fick law [1], which determines their size. This work also addresses the current approaches to creating more realistic IOP data.

Glaucoma vs. Biomechanical Properties of Cornea

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Automation, Measurement and Applied Informatics

Strojnícky časopis - Journal of Mechanical Engineering

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The paper deals with the influence of various biomechanical parameters on the intraocular pressure (IOP). The IOP is a very important factor in more accurate...

Glaucoma vs. Biomechanical Properties of Cornea

Published Online: Jun 28, 2019

Page range: 111 - 116

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scjme-2019-0021

Keywords
cornea, IOP, stiffness, parameter, modification

© 2019 Hučko Branislav et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Glaucoma vs. Biomechanical Properties of Cornea

Published Online: Jun 28, 2019

Page range: 111 - 116

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scjme-2019-0021

Keywordscornea, IOP, stiffness, parameter, modification

© 2019 Hučko Branislav et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
cornea, IOP, stiffness, parameter, modification